1 Which of the following is NOT a contrast present in the first stanza? Black vs. white Large vs. small Loud vs. quiet Still vs. moving 2 What is the first body part of the blackbird we see? eye beak shadow wing 3 To what does the speaker compare his state of being "of three minds?" To a tree containing three blackbirds To three different snowy nights To three different men looking at a blackbird To three blackbirds in flight 4 Other than the three minds and three blackbirds of section II, what is another trinity (union of three things) in the poem? The man, woman, and blackbird The three men of Haddam The carriage, window, and snow The blackbird, snow, and mountain 5 Which is more beautiful, inflections or innuendoes? Neither, because the speaker does not know which to prefer Inflections, because the birdsong is euphonious to the ear Neither, because the blackbird is neither beautiful nor interesting Innuendoes, because the speaker appreciates what he cannot understand 6 What is the blackbird doing when it is only "a small part of the pantomime?" Flying in the wind Sitting amid the snow Singing to the poet Tracing its shadow 7 Which of the following is NOT an image that helps create the mood of terror in section VI? the back-and-forth motion of the blackbird the raging wind the shadow the icicles on the glass 8 How are the "thin men of Haddam" wasting their time? By writing love songs to the women By imagining idealized birds that don't exist By worrying too much about their lack of knowledge By writing poems about blackbirds 9 Other than "noble accents / And lucid, inescapable rhythms," what does the speaker claim to know? That the blackbird is an omen of death That the blackbird is involved in what he knows That the blackbird is a messenger of Heaven That the blackbird's song is more beautiful than his poetry will ever be 10 What might the "edge / Of one of many circles" represent? The edge between what is beautiful and ugly The edge of the town of Haddam The edge between afternoon and evening The edge between what we can see and not see 11 Who are the bawds of euphony? People who write blackbirds into epic poems Women who are ignored by the men of Haddam People who like poetry that is pretty but superficial Women who have beautiful singing voices 12 How might we describe the man in the glass coach, based on the tone of the poem's imagery? An attentive and wise reader A man who perceives himself as superior A great poet A down-to-earth man of nature 13 What does the man in the coach actually see when he gets frightened? The shadow of his equipment The darkening sky of evening Three blackbirds in a tree The ice on his window 14 Why does the speaker assume "The blackbird must be flying?" The day is ending. The mountains are empty. The river is moving. The wind is blowing. 15 What time of day is it when the poem ends? A snowy dawn Midnight A dark afternoon A busy midday in town 16 Where is the last place we see the blackbird? Flying alongside a train Sitting in the branches of a tree Walking around the speaker's feet Flying out of our line of sight 17 Which season is evoked most often by the imagery in the poem? spring winter autumn summer 18 What do glass windows most likely represent in the poem? The key to understanding nature The viewer's point of view The poet's linguistic craft The viewer's internal prejudices 19 What type of sentence does Stevens use in the section about the men of Haddam, that he uses nowhere else in the poem? Questions Commands Fragments Run-ons 20 Which image is most often associated with fright? Other men Tree limbs A shadow The eye of the blackbird 21 Which of the following best describes the difference between the blackbird's presence in section I and section XIII? fear vs. tranquility motion vs. stillness visible vs. invisible unknown vs. known 22 Other than sight, what sense is used most often to describe the blackbird? Hearing Smell Touch Taste 23 What does the poem suggest is something about interpretation of nature that we should be willing to accept? Uncertainty and ambiguity Tragedy Hostility The lack of viable material to write poems about 24 Stevens said that this sequence of stanzas is meant to be a collection of ________. aphorisms explanations contradicting viewpoints sensations 25 What does the poem suggest is the difference between finding the blackbird beautiful and finding it terrifying? The time of year What the blackbird is doing Our mental perspective Our geographic location